2015 All-Pro Team

The 2015 All-Pro Teams were named by the Associated Press (AP), the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA), the Sporting News (SN), for performance in the 2015 NFL season. While none of the All-Pro teams have the official imprimatur of the NFL (whose official recognition is nomination to the 2016 Pro Bowl[a]), they are included in the NFL Record and Fact Book and also part of the language of the 2011 NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement.[1] Any player selected to the first-team of any of the teams can be described as an "All-Pro." The AP team, with first-team and second-team selections, was chosen by a national panel of fifty NFL writers and broadcasters.[2]The Sporting News All-NFL team is voted on by NFL players and executives and was released January 12, 2016.[3] The PFWA team is selected by its more than 300 national members who are accredited media members covering the NFL.[4]

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2015 NFL season
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The 2015 NFL season was the 96th season in the history of the National Football League, and the 50th of the Super Bowl era. The Panthers became the first team since the 2011 Green Bay Packers to win all but one of their regular season games and not win the Super Bowl. During the 2015 season, the Oakland Raiders, the St. Louis Rams, NFL owners eventually only approved the relocation of the Rams, by a vote of 30–2 on January 12,2016. Thus,2015 ended up being the Rams last season in St. Louis, the 2015 NFL League Year began on Tuesday, March 10,2015 at 4,00 p. m. ET. m. ET and trading period for 2015 began, a total of 453 players were eligible for some form of free agency at the beginning of the free agency period. Four players were assigned the franchise tag by their teams. These players were wide receivers Dez Bryant and Demaryius Thomas, linebacker Justin Houston, the player given the transition tag was Charles Clay. On March 19,2015, Clay signed a five-year, $38M contract with the Buffalo Bills, an unusually large number of big name players switched teams via trade prior to the 2015 season. Eagles coach Chip Kelly used his newly obtained GM powers to make many blockbuster trades, the Philadelphia Eagles traded 2-time All-Pro running back LeSean McCoy to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for linebacker Kiko Alonso. The Eagles also traded Pro Bowl quarterback Nick Foles along with their selection in the round of the 2016 NFL Draft to the St. The Saints also traded away Pro Bowl guard Ben Grubbs and wide receiver Kenny Stills, the Detroit Lions acquired All-Pro defensive tackle Haloti Ngata from the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for draft picks to help make up for the loss of Ndamukong Suh in free agency. The 2015 NFL Draft was held April 30 – May 2,2015, the draft process began with the NFL Scouting Combine, where draft-eligible players were evaluated by team personnel, which was held in Indianapolis on February 17–23. On October 2,2014, Auditorium Theatre in Chicago was announced as the site of the draft. The previous fifty NFL drafts had been held in New York, in the draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston the first overall selection. Training camps for the 2015 season began July 22 and continued through the end of preseason, the normal training camp window ran from late July to late August or early September. Most of the camps had rookies report first, then veterans, at that point, some teams practiced versus another organization, like the Bills practiced against the Browns this year. Teams started training camp no earlier than fifteen days before the teams first scheduled preseason game, at that point, the rosters for each team were open to 90 players. Those rosters were cut to 75 by Week 3 of preseason, prior to the start of the regular season, each team played at least four exhibition games

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Quarterback
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A quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the team and line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern American football, the quarterback is considered the leader of the offensive team. In modern American football, the quarterback is usually the leader of the offense, the quarterback touches the ball on almost every offensive play, and his successes and failures can have a significant impact on the fortunes of his team. Accordingly, the quarterback is among the most glorified and scrutinized positions in team sports, prior to each play, the quarterback will usually tell the rest of his team which play the team will run. After the team is lined up, the center will pass the ball back to the quarterback, usually on a running play, the quarterback will then hand or pitch the ball backwards to a half back or full back. On a passing play, the quarterback is almost always the responsible for trying to throw the ball downfield to an eligible receiver downfield. Depending on the scheme by his team, the quarterbacks role can vary. While quarterbacks in Canadian football need to be able to throw the ball often, in the NFL, quarterbacks are required to wear a uniform number between 1 and 19. In the CFL, the quarterback can wear any number from 0 to 49 and 70 to 99. Because of their numbering, quarterbacks are eligible receivers in the NCAA, NFHS, after a Super Bowl victory, the starting quarterback is the first player to be presented with the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The starting quarterback of the victorious Super Bowl team is chosen for the Im going to Disney World. Campaign, whether they are the Super Bowl MVP or not, examples include Joe Montana, Trent Dilfer, Dilfer was chosen even though teammate Ray Lewis was the MVP of Super Bowl XXXV, due to the bad publicity from Lewis murder trial the prior year. In addition to their role, quarterbacks are occasionally used in other roles. Most teams utilize a backup quarterback as their holder on placekicks, in the Wildcat, a formation where a halfback lines up behind the center and the quarterback lines up out wide, the quarterback can be used as a receiving target or a blocker. A more rare use for a quarterback is to punt the ball himself, Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway was known to perform quick kicks occasionally, typically when the Broncos were facing a third-and-long situation. As Roger Staubachs back-up, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Danny White was also the teams punter, ascending the starting role upon Staubachs retirement, White held his position as the teams punter for several seasons—a double duty he performed to All-American standard at Arizona State University. White also had two touchdown receptions as a Dallas Cowboy, both from the halfback option, if quarterbacks are uncomfortable with the formation the defense is using, they may call an audible change to their play

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Cam Newton
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Cameron Jerrell Newton is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He played college football at Auburn and was drafted as the first overall pick by the Panthers in the 2011 NFL Draft. Newton is the player in the modern era to be awarded the Heisman Trophy, win a national championship. He was the 2011 NFL Rookie of the Year, is a three-time Pro Bowler, in his rookie year, Newton broke all-time NFL rookie records for passing and rushing yards. He became the first NFL quarterback to throw for 400 yards in his first game and he also broke Otto Grahams 61-year-old record for passing yards by any quarterback in an NFL debut. Newton went on to become the first rookie quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a season and he also ran for 14 touchdowns, more in a single season than any quarterback in NFL history, breaking Steve Grogans 35-year-old record. In 2015, Newton became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for at least 30 touchdowns and he also became the only quarterback ever to have 300 yards passing,5 touchdown passes, and over 100 yards rushing in the same game. Newton capped off the 2015 season by capturing MVP honors and leading his Panthers to a 15–1 record, Newton attended Westlake High School in Atlanta, Georgia, where he played for the Westlake Lions high school football team. As a 16-year-old junior, he passed for 2,500 yards and 23 touchdowns and ran for 638 yards and 9 touchdowns, gaining the attention of major college programs. His senior year he was rated a five-star prospect by Rivals. com, the No.2 dual-threat quarterback in the nation, and he received scholarship offers from Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, and Virginia Tech. He committed to the University of Florida at the beginning of his senior year, Newton initially attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of the Florida Gators football team in 2007 and 2008. As a freshman in 2007, Newton beat out fellow freshman quarterback John Brantley as the back-up for eventual Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and he played in five games, passing for 40 yards on 5-of-10 and rushing 16 times for 103 yards and three touchdowns. In 2008, during his season, Newton played in the season opener against Hawaii but suffered an ankle injury. He was subsequently suspended from the team, campus police tracked the stolen laptop to the athlete. Newton tossed the computer out his dorm window in a humorously ill-advised attempt to hide it from cops. All charges against Newton were dropped after he completed a court-approved pre-trial diversion program, I believe that a person should not be thought of as a bad person because of some senseless mistake that they made, said Newton in 2010. I think every person should have a second chance, if they blow that second chance, so be it for them. Newton announced his intention to transfer from Florida three days before the Gators national championship win over Oklahoma, in November 2010, Thayer Evans of Fox Sports reported that Newton faced potential expulsion from the University of Florida for three instances of academic dishonesty, prior to transferring. In January 2009, Newton transferred to Blinn College in Brenham, Texas, to play for head coach Brad Franchione and that Fall, he led his team to the 2009 NJCAA National Football Championship, throwing for 2,833 yards with 22 touchdowns and rushing for 655 yards

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Carson Palmer
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Carson Hilton Palmer is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He played college football at USC and won the Heisman Trophy in 2002, the Cincinnati Bengals, for whom he played eight seasons, chose him with the first overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. Palmer also played for the Oakland Raiders for two seasons, Palmer was born in Fresno, California. By the time he was in grade, Palmer had remarkable size. His father, Bill Palmer, enrolled him in classes in Orange County. He went on to attend Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, as the quarterback on the freshman team, Palmer was so good that members of the varsity team would halt practices to watch him play. After a successful stint as a starter his junior year, Palmer started to field offers from USC, Notre Dame, Colorado, Miami, and reportedly San Diego State. He followed up a junior season with a remarkable senior season. In his senior season, he led Orange County with a 203.9 quarterback rating and he was named to the first-team all-league and All-CIF despite suffering a stress fracture in his right foot. In 1998, Palmer began to attend the University of Southern California and he began the season as a back-up to Mike Van Raaphorst. They split time throughout the first 8 games, with Palmer mainly coming in during the second half, the Trojans season opener was played against Purdue. Palmer only played for three series in the half and went 3/6 and 79 passing yards. The next week, he came in at quarterback during the third quarter, in week 4, he almost played the entire second half in a 30–10 loss to the number-10 Florida State. He bounced back the week in a comeback win against Arizona State, finishing the game with 4 completions for 69 yards. In the week-8 match-up with Oregon, he came in sporadically, after losing to Oregon, Palmer got his first career start the next week against Washington, making him the first true freshman quarterback to start for USC since Rob Johnson in 1991. He finished the game with 18/31 completions,279 passing yards and he continued as the starter the next week, racking up 19/26 completions,203 yards, and a touchdown in a win against Stanford. In week 11, Palmer started against number 3 UCLA, in what was his toughest test yet, although his team lost, he had a career-high 28/43 completions,252 yards, and 1 passing touchdown. The Trojans won 10–0 against #9 Notre Dame in their season finale, with Palmer finishing with 14/32 completions,188 passing yards

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Halfback (American football)
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A halfback is an offensive position in American football, whose duties involve lining up in the backfield and carrying the ball on most rushing plays, i. e. a running back. The halfback position is one of the more glamorous positions on the field, sometimes the halfback can catch the ball from the backfield on short passing plays as he is an eligible receiver. Occasionally, they line up as wide receivers. When not running or catching the ball, the responsibility of a halfback is to aid the offensive linemen in blocking. Before the emergence of the T-formation in the 1940s, all members of the backfield were legitimate threats to run or pass the ball. Most teams used four offensive backs on every play, a quarterback, the quarterback began each play a quarter of the way back, the halfbacks began each play side by side and halfway back, and the fullback began each play the farthest back. Historically, from the 1870s through the 1950s, the position was both an offensive and defensive position. There has also been a shift in most offense’s dependence on halfbacks, however, the average output of the halfback has not changed. Older systems require the halfback be proficient at throwing the ball downfield as well, many of the “scat backs” in the modern era produce more total yards and touchdowns than their ancestor “power backs” by breaking off big plays on outside runs and receptions. The spread offense and the hurry-up offense change the halfback’s role, the spread, the hurry-up, and the pro-style offenses dominate American football but the “smash-mouth” style of play is far from extinct. A power-running scheme is often utilized to counter an effective Spread attack, as it allows a team to control the clock and this strategy is utilized in NFL, college, and all other forms of American football. The need for “power backs is very prevalent, alongside the need for “scat backs”, in the past few decades the role of the halfback has gone through a great shift as most offensive game plans are now fueled by creativity and finesse instead of raw force. Stamina and durability is more important than ever in the hurry-up offense, on the other hand, speed is often valued over strength, and pass-catching ability is sometimes valued over blocking proficiency. Power was once the most desired trait in a halfback, but has been taken by the need for a diverse skill set. In the last few decades the running back’s individual share of output has declined as quarterbacks are generally treated as the cornerstone of the offense. The demands of an up-tempo offense also favor a multiple running back system, from the dawn of American football through the 1880s most offensive schemes focused on the running game. In a running based game plan the halfback was typically the cornerstone of the offense and this system focused on a physical run attack concentrated in the inside of the field, and therefore depended on a skilled “power back”. There were no forward passes, and pure speed took a backseat to tackle-breaking and bucking ability, there was a focus on physicality over finesse, as this type of playing style earned the moniker of “smash mouth” football

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Adrian Peterson
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Adrian Lewis Peterson is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings seventh overall in the 2007 NFL Draft and he played college football at Oklahoma. Peterson set the NCAA freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards as a freshman during the 2004 season. As a unanimous first-team All-American, he became the first freshman to finish as the runner-up in the Heisman Trophy balloting, Peterson finished his college football career as the Sooners third all-time leading rusher. Following his first professional season, in which he set an NFL record for most rushing yards in a single game, Peterson was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. He was then awarded the MVP award for his performance in the Pro Bowl, in 2010, he became the fifth fastest player to run for 5,000 yards, doing so in his 51st game. Peterson amassed 2,314 all-purpose yards from scrimmage in 2012, for his efforts, he received the NFL MVP Award and the AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award for the 2012 NFL season. Peterson also achieved the No.1 spot on the NFL Networks Top 100 Players of 2013, during the 2013 season, Peterson became the third fastest player to reach 10,000 rushing yards in NFL history. In April 2015, Peterson was reinstated to the league, Peterson was born in Palestine, Texas, to Bonita Brown and Nelson Peterson, who were also star athletes in college. His father was a guard for Idaho, but his dream of a National Basketball Association career was derailed when a gun that his brother was cleaning discharged into his leg. His mother, a three-time Texas state champion at Westwood High School, attended the University of Houston on a scholarship as a sprinter. Petersons best friend was his older brother Brian, Petersons father nicknamed him All Day, because his father said he could go all day. At age 7, Peterson saw his 9-year-old brother Brian killed by a driver as he rode his bicycle. It was around that time that Peterson began to deal with his pain through sports and he was the star of his youth football teams coached by Rick Nally. Coach Nally stated that at early age, we would watch AD play in the NFL one day. His father Nelson participated as an Assistant Coach, Peterson played in the popular East Texas, Anderson County Youth Football Program. When Peterson was 13, his father was arrested for laundering money for a cocaine ring. Peterson was a standout in football, basketball, and track at Palestine High School

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Doug Martin (running back)
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Douglas Martin is an American football running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buccaneers in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft and he played college football at Boise State. Martin was born in Oakland, California, and grew up in Stockton, California and he was a letterman in football and track. As a junior, Martin rushed 228 times for 1,950 yards and 18 touchdowns, earning first-team all-selection and all-area honors by the Stockton Record and All-San Joaquin accolades by Comcast Sports. During his senior season, he rushed for 1,234 yards on 171 carries and 14 touchdowns winning the teams Most Valuable Player award, in track & field, Martin recorded a personal-best time of 11.15 seconds in the 100-meter dash as a senior. In addition, he also had top-jumps of 6.69 meters in the jump and 13.20 meters in the triple jump. Martin had interest from bigger programs such as California and Oregon State, Martin attended Boise State University from 2007 to 2011, where he majored in business. He finished his career with 3,431 yards on 617 carries with 43 touchdowns. As a senior in 2011, Martin was the MVP of the 2011 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas after returning the opening kickoff 100-yards for a touchdown and rushing for 151 yards and a touchdown. Throughout his college career, Martin started 25-of-51 games at Boise State and was a first-team All-Mountain West Conference selection in 2011, Martin ranks third in school history with 43 rushing touchdowns and 48 total touchdowns, fifth with 3,431 rushing yards and sixth with 617 rushing attempts. Martin was nicknamed Muscle Hamster by his Boise State teammates due to his strength, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Martin with the 31st overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft, making him the first player from Boise State University to be drafted by the Buccaneers. On June 4,2012, Martin signed a five-year contract, on October 25,2012, Martin rushed for 135 yards and one touchdown and caught three passes for 79 yards and one touchdown in a 36-17 win against the Minnesota Vikings. One week later, Martin rushed for 251 yards and tied the NFL record for rushing touchdowns in a half with four in a 42-32 road win against the Oakland Raiders, Martin also broke the franchise records for rushing yardage and touchdowns in a game. At the end of the 2012 NFL regular season, Martin finished with over 1,450 yards rushing and his 1,926 yards from scrimmage in a single season ranks him second in Buccaneers history behind James Wilder. His 1,454 rushing yards broke the Buccaneers single-season rookie rushing record that was held by Cadillac Williams. On January 4,2013, Martin was announced as one of five finalists for the 2012 NFL rookie of the award while earning a trip to the 2013 Pro Bowl as first alternate. On September 15,2013, in a game against the New Orleans Saints and he suffered a shoulder injury against the Atlanta Falcons on October 20,2013. He was placed on the injured reserve on November 8,2013 because of a torn labrum

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Rob Gronkowski
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Robert Gronkowski, nicknamed Gronk, is an American football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He played college football at Arizona, winning awards, including being named a Sporting News. The Patriots drafted Gronkowski with the 42nd pick in the round of the 2010 NFL Draft. In 2011, Gronkowski set the record for touchdowns by a tight end with 17 receiving touchdowns, as well as the single-season record for receiving yards by a tight end. That season, he became the first tight end in NFL history to lead the league in receiving touchdowns, in his first six seasons, he had 68 receiving touchdowns, only two tight ends in NFL history have had more in their entire careers. He has achieved four Pro Bowl selections and four All-Pro selections, Gronkowski was raised in Williamsville, New York, and attended Williamsville North High School for three years. He played football, as an end, and basketball. As a junior playing football, he recorded 36 receptions for 648 yards and seven touchdowns on offense and he was named an All-Western New York first-team and All-State second-team player. In 2006, Gronkowski moved to suburban Pittsburgh, where he attended Woodland Hills High School in Churchill as a senior and he was recruited by Kentucky, Arizona, Clemson, Louisville, Maryland, Ohio State, and Syracuse. After graduating high school, Gronkowski attended University of Arizona and played for the Arizona Wildcats football team from 2007 to 2009, as a freshman in 2007, he recorded 28 receptions for 525 yards and six touchdowns. His 18.8 yards per reception average was the best on the team and he was named The Sporting News freshman All-American, Rivals. com freshman All-American, The Sporting News freshman Pac-10, and All-Pac-10 honorable mention player. Gronkowski missed the first three games of the 2008 season, but later recorded 47 receptions for 672 yards and a team-best ten touchdowns, five of his touchdowns were scored in his first two games. He twice was named the John Mackey National Tight End of the Week, including his performance in a comeback bid against Oregon. He set the records for a tight end for single-game, single-season, and career receptions, yards. Gronkowski was named an Associated Press third-team All-American and All-Pac-10 first-team tight end, prior to the 2009 season, he was placed on the watchlist for the Lombardi Award, which is awarded to the most outstanding college football lineman or linebacker. He missed his junior season in 2009 due to back surgery and he signed a four-year contract on July 25,2010. The deal was worth $4.4 million, with a $1.76 million signing bonus, in the Week 1 game against Cincinnati, Gronkowski caught his first regular season touchdown in the fourth quarter on a one-yard pass from Tom Brady. Gronkowski was nominated three times for Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week, in Weeks 10,14, and 17, winning twice, Gronkowski also finished fifth in fan balloting at tight end for the 2011 Pro Bowl, and fourth overall among rookies

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Brandon Marshall
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Brandon Tyrone Marshall is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football at UCF, and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Marshall has also played for the Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears, Marshall is known for his ability to break and dodge tackles. He led all NFL wide receivers in yards after first contact for the 2007 NFL season, regarding Marshalls breakaway ability, cornerback Brandon Flowers said, Brandon Marshall is a defensive lineman playing wide receiver. He wants to inflict punishment on you and he wants you to try to tackle him so he can shove you off of him and get more yards. Cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha said Marshall is the toughest guy to bring down, on December 13,2009, Against the Indianapolis Colts, Marshall set an NFL record for receptions in a game with 21. He also is one of six players in NFL history to catch at least 100 passes in three consecutive seasons. Marshall was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and later lived in Georgia, Marshall was a letterman in basketball and track three times at Lake Howell. He played both offense and defense, as he earned All-State honors and was named Seminole County Utility Player of the Year, in track Marshall competed as a jumper. As a senior, he won the Class 3A state triple jump championship, landing a personal-best jump of 14.81 meters, as a top competitor in high jump, he cleared 1.98 meters at the 2002 FHSAA 3A District 7 Meet, placing second. Marshall was an athlete at the University of Central Florida. Marshall attended the University of Central Florida, where he played a total of 44 games at wide receiver for the UCF Knights football team and he collected 112 receptions,1,674 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns in his collegiate career. His best season came in 2005 as a senior and he played in 13 games and had career highs in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns. Marshalls best career game came in the 2005 Hawaii Bowl, where he had 11 catches for 210 yards and he was named MVP of the game. For his efforts during the 2005 season, Marshall was selected to the All-C-USA second team, Marshall also started at safety for seven games during the 2004 season due to injuries in UCFs secondary. He made his first collegiate start at safety on October 4,2004 and he recorded four tackles, including half a sack. Marshall led his team in tackles during the 2004 season. The Denver Broncos selected Marshall with the 119th overall selection in the round of the 2006 NFL Draft

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2015 Cleveland Browns season
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The 2015 Cleveland Browns season was the franchises 67th season as a professional sports franchise and its 63rd as a member of the National Football League. The team failed to improve upon their 7-9 record from the previous season, the team finished in 4th place in the AFC North for a fifth consecutive season. The Browns introduced new uniforms prior to the start of the season, on January 8, offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan left the Browns due to disagreements about the quarterback Johnny Manziels readiness to start. Quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains was fired the same day, notably, Loggains was instrumental in the teams drafting of Manziel in the 2014 NFL Draft. On January 15, wide receivers coach Mike McDaniel left the Browns by mutual agreement, on January 21, John DeFilippo was hired as the Browns’ new offensive coordinator. DeFilippo, who has been the Oakland Raiders’ quarterbacks coach for the past three seasons, replaces Kyle Shanahan, who resigned earlier in the month. After his first stint as the Raiders’ quarterbacks coach, DeFilippo worked with HC Mike Pettine for one season with the New York Jets. Under DeFilippo’s guidance, rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez showed enough poise to lead New York to the AFC Championship, Pettine was the Jets’ defensive coordinator that season. On January 27, Joker Phillips was hired as wide receivers coach, on January 31, Kevin OConnell accepted the position of quarterbacks coach. Notes The Browns acquired additional selections in the first and fourth rounds as part of a trade sent the teams 2014 first-round selection to the Buffalo Bills. The Browns acquired an additional selection in a trade that sent the teams 2014 seventh-round selection to the Baltimore Ravens. The Browns have traded picks in Round 2 with the Houston Texans for additional picks and they also made swaps for higher picks with the Arizona Cardinals in rounds 4-7. On January 25, it was announced that wide receiver Josh Gordon was facing a year-long suspension following a failed drug test. This follows a 10-game suspension in 2014 for testing positive for marijuana, on February 3, the league imposed the suspension without pay for at least one year, possibly indefinitely. His earliest return would be training camp for the 2016 season, on February 3,2015, quarterback Johnny Manziel voluntarily entered a rehab facility for dependence on alcohol. He exited the facility on April 12, shortly prior to the beginning of offseason workouts, on March 30,2015 it was announced Ray Farmer was suspended for the first four games of the season without pay and the Browns were fined $250,000 for the incident. No loss of current or future draft picks were imposed, the Browns introduced new logos on February 24. The helmet remains the primary logo, changing the teams color to a darker hue

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Greg Olsen (American football)
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Gregory Walter Olsen is an American football tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Miami, and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft and he holds an NFL record as the first tight end in league history to record three consecutive seasons with 1,000 receiving yards. Olsen grew up in Wayne, New Jersey, and attended Wayne Hills High School, as a high school senior he was one of three finalists for the Gatorade Player of the Year award along with former Miami Hurricane teammate Kyle Wright. He was a USA Today First-Team All-American as a senior in 2002 and he finished his career with 73 receptions for 1,474 yards, and a school-record 27 touchdowns. He played in the 2003 U. S. Army All-American Bowl, considered a five-star recruit by Rivals. com, Olsen was listed as the No.2 tight end in the nation in 2003, and the No.2 prospect in New Jersey behind Nate Robinson. In track & field, Olsen competed in the throwing events and he recorded a personal-best time of 11.40 seconds in the 100 meters. He placed 2nd in the shot put event at the 2003 NJSIAA Meet of Champions and he also had top-throws of 46.63 meters in the discus throw and 59.83 meters in the javelin throw. Olsen originally enrolled at the University of Notre Dame but transferred as a freshman to the University of Miami in 2003, in 2003, Olsen was on the Hurricanes scout team before suffering a shoulder injury and being redshirted. He became the starter of the Miami Hurricanes in his season in 2005 after Kevin Everett was drafted in the third round by the Buffalo Bills. In his career he totaled 87 receptions for 1215 yards and six touchdowns, in 2003, Olsen was one of the players that participated in the University of Miamis rap group, the 7th Floor Crew, under the pseudonym G-Reg. Many media sources ridiculed Olsen for his involvement in the group, Olsen addressed the media about the issue almost a week after the draft. He apologized for his actions and stated he had moved on, the Chicago Bears selected Olsen as the 31st overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. He signed a contract with the team on July 3. Olsen sustained an injury during the Bears final preseason game in 2007. He made his NFL debut on September 23,2007 against the Dallas Cowboys, Olsen caught his first touchdown two weeks later during a Week 5 match-up against the Green Bay Packers. Olsen finished the season with 39 receptions for 391 yards and two touchdowns, Olsen saw his playing time increase during his second season. He started 7 of 16 games, making 54 receptions for 574 yards and he led the team in receiving touchdowns, while finishing second in receptions and receiving yards. Olsen was selected as an alternate for the 2009 Pro Bowl

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Antonio Brown
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Antonio Brown is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football at Central Michigan University, where he earned All-American honors in 2008 and 2009 as a punt returner, Brown was selected 195th overall by the Steelers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Brown attended Miami Norland High School in Miami, Florida, where he was an athlete in both football and track. In football, Brown played running back, quarterback, wide receiver and he was a two-time Class 6A all-state selection and was also named North Athlete of the Year at 2005 Miami-Dade Gridiron Classic. In track & field, Brown was a state qualifier in the 100-meter dash. He spent a year in 2006 at North Carolina Tech. Coming out of school, Brown applied to Florida State University. His admission would be denied over academic concerns, after attempting to attend Alcorn State, he decided to enroll at North Carolina Tech Prep. Playing in just five games at quarterback, Brown passed for 1,247 yards and 11 touchdowns, Brown then began reaching out to wide receivers coach Butch Jones at West Virginia, since he had been highly recruited by him. After learning that Jones had left West Virginia to become the coach at Central Michigan, Brown enrolled at the school. Brown began attending Central Michigan in 2007 after wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni told him he could fly to Michigan and try out for the team as a walk-on wide receiver. Transitioning from the position in high school to wide receiver in college was not that difficult for him. Brown had difficulty adjusting to the lifestyle, though, and being on time for meetings. Azzanni and his wife helped him get situated and into an established routine, during his first season at Central Michigan, Brown played in 14 games. He played well enough to win the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year and was All-Conference as a returner, for his freshman season, he had 102 receptions for 1,003 yards and six touchdowns. Brown started every game during his season in 2008. Against Temple, he had three receptions for 33 yards and a two touchdown receptions. On November 28, while playing at Eastern Michigan he had seven receptions for a season-high 172 yards, for the season, Brown hauled in 93 receptions for 998 yards and seven scores